"Send it over quickly."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Hu Weiyong had such a memorial, he quickly asked Hu Weiyong to present it to him.
The young eunuch beside him hurriedly walked down the steps, took the memorial from Hu Weiyong, and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang read it, he had only one thought in his mind: Li Jin was dead.
"Look, show them all to us."
"In order to hide his rebellion, Li Jin actually gave 10,000 taels of silver each to the magistrate and county magistrate of Yiwu County."
"Is this an official of our Ming Dynasty? It's simply a shame."
Zhu Yuanzhang casually threw the memorial to Zhu Biao and asked Zhu Biao to show it to all the officials below.
After Zhu Biao got it, he opened it and looked at it.
To be honest, Zhu Biao couldn't believe that Li Jin would rebel.
Zhu Biao has always regarded Li Jin as a capable minister who can assist the emperor in achieving great achievements in the future. How could such a person rebel?
Zhu Biao hurriedly opened the memorial and saw what Li Jin had done in Yiwu County written on it.
When selecting common people, only those who are strong, brave and good can be selected.
Bribing officials and asking the magistrate and magistrate of Yiwu County to help cover it up.
All these signs indicate that Li Jin's trip to Yiwu was not simple.
Zhu Biao handed the memorial to Li Shanchang with some frustration, and Li Shanchang greeted it with cautious hands, and then looked at it carefully.
Li Shanchang didn't say anything during Hu Weiyong's operation. He neither added insult to injury nor helped Hu Weiyong when he needed it.
Since this matter has been handed over to Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang will not be involved.
Otherwise, letting Zhu Yuanzhang feel the connection between the two will only have the opposite effect.
As for this memorial, Hu Weiyong had never mentioned it to himself before, but after seeing this memorial, Li Shanchang came to the same conclusion as Zhu Yuanzhang.
Li Jin is dead!
After being circulated by all civil and military officials, the memorial from the Yiwu County Magistrate finally returned to Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.
"I never expected that there would be such an ambitious person in our Ming Dynasty."
"It's unbearable, Mao Xiang!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, his face turned red and he looked extremely angry.
When Mao Xiang heard Zhu Yuanzhang calling his name, he hurried out and said:
"The humble position is here!"
"Catch Li Jin immediately and bring him to justice."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked cold, as if he was determined to kill Li Jin.
Then, his voice changed and he told Mao Xiang:
"Remember, everything in his mansion must be sealed and recorded."
"If there's one thing missing by then, I'll take your head."
When Mao Xiang heard this, he quickly knelt down on one knee and said loudly:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will never dare to line my own pockets in my humble position."
Hu Weiyong couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang acting so resolutely.
He still hasn't used his trump card yet, so why has the emperor already taken action?
I thought that the emperor would attach great importance to this Li Jin, but I didn't expect that he would be so vulnerable. It seems that he thinks highly of this Li Jin.
All civil and military officials did not care about the arrest of a county magistrate. After all, Li Jin was just a small eighth-grade county magistrate.
At most, he is just a conversation piece after tea, and no one will really take him seriously.
Except for Lan Yu Liu Bowen and Zhu Biao, no one else had ever heard of Li Jin's name before, let alone had any friendship with him.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Li Jin had finally solved the problem by himself, he felt very comfortable in his heart. He couldn't help but stretch his waist and said in a relaxed tone:
"If you have nothing else to do, please dismiss the court."
"Hu Weiyong, take these common people away and treat them well. After Li Jin is arrested, we will ask them to appear in court to testify."
Hu Weiyong quickly raised his hand and said yes.
...
Zhu Yuanzhang had just left the court and was blocked by Empress Ma before he could go to the study room.
"Chongba, I heard that you are going to take Li Jin to prison?"
Queen Ma didn't look very well, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she made it clear that she was here to investigate.
"Sister, let's talk about it when we get back."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to touch this brow, so he planned to take Queen Ma back to Qianqing Palace to talk about it later.
But Queen Ma was unwilling to give up and said stubbornly:
"Just say it here, what can't you say? Could it be that what you did is shameful?"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little shameless when he saw so many eunuchs and maids around him.
"Everyone stand down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him hurriedly left, not daring to disturb the conversation between Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife.
"Sister, you don't know that Li Jin is plotting a rebellion, and we have to arrest him."
"Hu Weiyong has personal and material evidence, but there is nothing we can do."
"We know that girls care about money. We will definitely pry out the manufacturing method of the mirror from Li's mouth. Then it will not affect your ability to make money."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought he understood Queen Ma's thoughts, but he was worried that Li Jin would be killed and no one would provide her with a mirror.
All he had to do was force Li Jin to reveal the mirror before he died.
I thought this would make Queen Ma feel better, but after hearing this, Queen Ma's face became even more angry:
"Chongba, Chongba, am I the kind of person who is greedy for money in your heart?"
"It's not like you haven't seen Li Jin's talent before."
"If Liu Bowen is Zhang Liang, full of wisdom and scheming, then Li Jin is Xiao He, no, even more prosperous than Xiao He."
"His methods of governing local areas are unprecedented. There is no one in the world who knows how to develop the economy better than him."
"In less than five years, Li Jin turned a poor and backward county into a big city comparable to Yingtianfu. What kind of ability is this?"
"I have never heard of it, but now such a talented official is going to die in the hands of you, the Ming Emperor. Aren't you ashamed?"
Hearing Queen Ma's reprimand, Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned red.
If there is anyone who knows Zhu Yuanzhang best in the world, it is Empress Ma.
But now Queen Ma's words deeply hurt Zhu Yuanzhang, making him feel ashamed.
But the emperor's face still made Zhu Yuanzhang say harshly:
"Even if he is extremely talented and intelligent, but he dares to rebel, can't we kill him?"
When Queen Ma heard this, she shook her head in disappointment and said:
"Chongba, you claim to be able to see through the world's hearts, but you claim to be able to see through the world's hearts. Could it be that you can see through Li Jin's mind?"
"Then Li Jin is not an ambitious person at all. If he is said to be rebelling, I won't believe him even if he is beaten to death."
"Could it be that you, Zhu Chongba, can't see it? Or are you clearly seeing through everything but deliberately pretending not to know?"
"You want to use Hu Weiyong's help to take Li Jin's property as your own, don't you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's underwear was stripped off by Queen Ma, and he had no choice but to say:
"Sister, our court is suffering. There have been wars every year in the past few years, and our treasury has long been empty."
"That bastard Li Jin has so much money. As long as his house is ransacked, our Ming Dynasty's treasury will be rich immediately."
"The palace's internal funds will also become abundant. Wouldn't it be great to kill two birds with one stone?"
Queen Ma knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had no good intentions, and immediately advised:
"Chongba, you are killing the goose that lays the egg, you must not do it!"
"If Li Jin is kept, he will be the chicken that can lay eggs every day."
"But if you kill Li Jin, there will never be such a minister again. Which is more important, you have to think carefully!"
Zhu Yuanzhang knew Empress Ma's temper, and she would definitely advise him on anything she thought was right.
And this is indeed the case. If it hadn't been for Queen Ma, Liu Bowen would have died countless times.
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly:
"But now that the Jin Yiwei has been sent out, what should we do?"
